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I'm using Markua and my images are not working any more!

Written by Len Epp
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Leanpub looks interesting, but why is there a 45-day royalty hold?

Do you really hold royalties for 45 days? This seems risky to me.

Written by Peter Armstrong
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Is there a way to connect an external domain to the book landing page?

Domains, DNS and book landing pages

Written by Peter Armstrong
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I would like to translate a Leanpub book. What should I do?

Written by Len Epp
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How do I import from a WordPress blog?

Written by Len Epp
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I'm trying to upload my own EPUB file and it's failing epubcheck. What can I do?

Written by Len Epp
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How do I set my book to save with UTF-8 character encoding on Windows in Notepad?

Written by Len Epp
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How do I hide any information about my book from the public? I don't want my book to appear on Leanpub's website yet.

Written by Len Epp
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Someone got a refund for my book but did not leave an explanation. What can I do?

Written by Len Epp
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Can I sell my book on Leanpub and on Amazon at the same time?

Written by Len Epp
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Should I worry about piracy? Does Leanpub do anything to protect me from piracy?

Written by Len Epp
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Switching on UTF-8 character encoding

Written by Len Epp
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I know how much I earned in royalties last month, but this month's payment was for a different amount. Why are the two amounts different?

Written by Len Epp
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When and how do you make royalties?

Written by Len Epp
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General

What time zone is Leanpub in?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Why does Leanpub charge authors money to create books?

Written by Len Epp
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Leanpub mostly sells technical books. Do you also want to attract fiction authors and readers?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

FAQs are OK but where's the manual?

Written by Len Epp
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Where do I start? How do I create a new Leanpub book?

Written by Len Epp
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What is Leanpub?

Written by Len Epp
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I'm a Leanpub author, and even after reading all these FAQs I'm still stuck! Can you help?

Written by Len Epp
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What should I do if I can't find an answer to my question in this FAQ?

If you can't find an answer to your question here, there are other ways to get help!

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Do I need an ISBN to publish my book on Leanpub?

Written by Len Epp
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Can you convert my book to other formats if I supply you with a PDF?

Written by Len Epp
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Does Leanpub accept Erotica and Fan Fiction?

Written by Len Epp
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I have co-authors. Do you support having multiple authors for a book?

Written by Len Epp
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I'd like to use Leanpub to help an elderly parent create a book, but he's not computer savvy. Is this a good use of Leanpub? Is there anything you can do to help?

Written by Len Epp
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Selling and Royalties

How and when do you pay royalties?

Written by Len Epp
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Can I sell my book on Leanpub and other sites at the same time?

Written by Len Epp
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Can I receive royalties by some other means than PayPal?

Written by Len Epp
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Can a book have multiple authors who split the royalties?

Written by Len Epp
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Can I use Leanpub to create print-ready PDFs for third-party print-on-demand sites like Lulu and CreateSpace?

This article explains how you can use files provided by Leanpub to create print books using third-party services

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I change the price of my book after creating it? For example, start cheap, grow the book based on feedback from readers, and increase its price as it's getting more valuable?

Written by Len Epp
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OK, Leanpub doesn't require I get an ISBN for my book, but should I get an ISBN anyway? Do I need more than one ISBN, for example do I need separate ISBNs for EPUB, MOBI and PDF versions of my book?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can libraries buy Leanpub books? What is your policy for library purchases?

Written by Len Epp
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What happens if a library wants to buy my book?

Written by Len Epp
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What about marketing? Will Leanpub market my book?

Written by Len Epp
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What if a traditional publisher is interested in publishing my Leanpub book? What if I want to remove my book from Leanpub and publish it elsewhere, like on Amazon, for example?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Is it possible and permissible to take the .mobi file and directly upload it to the Kindle Store under our own name?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I pay Leanpub to publish my book(s) to the Apple iBookstore and the Amazon Kindle Store?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

If I signed up with you, would I be free to have my finished book printed and sold, separately? I'd get my own ISBN as well as copyright.

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

What do you guys think about Amazon and Apple's bookstores? And what do you think about competitors that either charge a flat fee or take a cut to help to put books on the Amazon and Apple stores?

Written by Len Epp
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Images

How do I get images into my book?

Written by Len Epp
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What should the resolution be for images in books? What is the maximum size of an image I can use, in pixels?

Written by Len Epp
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How do I set a cover image for my book?

Written by Len Epp
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How do I update the cover image on my book page?

Written by Len Epp
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What size should my cover image be in pixels?

Written by Len Epp
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Markdown and Markua

Do I put all the posts I want into one file can call that chapter1.txt? Do I have to create the Book.txt file in the order I want them to appear?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I'm writing in plain text and I'm still a bit confused in terms of how to actually go about the layout, formatting and editing part. Can you help?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I use files that have extensions besides .txt, such as .md?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

What program should I use to edit Markdown files?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I don't like any of those text editing options. Can you suggest others?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I don't actually want to write Markdown by hand; I want a WYSIWYG editor for Markdown! Does such a tool exist?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I created an account and a book, found it in my Dropbox and I edited the Book.txt file. I then returned to the Leanpub website and generated a preview. However, the preview didn't have the contents of Book.txt that I just updated. What's up?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I use AsciiDoc / Asciidoctor instead of Markdown?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

How do I switch between different languages, in the same book?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I am using Vim to write my Leanpub book and I'm having issues with code snippet markup. Can you help?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Minimalist Formatting and Suitable Book Types

Can I make complex and interesting layouts for my ebook using Leanpub?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

What about photo books?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Dropbox, GitHub and Bitbucket Syncing

I created an account and a book, found it in my Dropbox and I edited the Book.txt file. I then returned to the Leanpub website and generated a preview. However, the preview didn't have the contents of Book.txt that I just updated. What's up?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I tried to generate a preview of my book, and I waited a couple hours and nothing happened. Is there a delay?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

How do I get the system to pick up my changes using Dropbox?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

"Bring Your Own Book" Ebook Upload

Can I upload an ebook file I have made myself and sell it on Leanpub?

Uploading an ebook file using our "Bring Your Own Book" feature...

Written by Peter Armstrong
Updated over a week ago

Can I upload an ebook file I have made myself and sell it on Leanpub?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Previewing and Publishing

Can I specify a font?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I use Leanpub PDFs as part of the editing/reviewing process for my book?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

What's the best way to make and send review copies of my book?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I override your default copyright message with my own, custom copyright message?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

What if I want to preview the Markdown without generating the book on Leanpub?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Are the generated PDFs "PDF/X-3" (this is what both Lulu and Blurb are demanding for using their PDF-to-print workflow)?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Why is the MOBI file for my book so big?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can the ebook be read on smartphones, tablets, Kindle, and other readers?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I unpublish my book? How?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I delete my book? How?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

How do I delete or unpublish a book?

Written by Len Epp
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Writing in Word

Can I upload a Word document and turn it into a book?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I'm writing in Word and when I create a preview there's a lot of weird stuff at the beginning of the book. What's wrong?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I already have a lot of content I have written in Word. What should I do? Should I use Leanpub to write in Word, or should I switch to writing plain text?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Can I write a Leanpub book using Word, writing as I normally would?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Language Support, Internationalization and Localization

Can I use Leanpub to write a book in a language other than English?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Importing a Blog

I want to only import blog posts from the last 2 years, but the Leanpub import gets all my posts. How do I fix this?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Most blogs are just electronic diaries; who, except maybe friends and family, would be interested in that?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

Do all Leanpub books need to start as blogs?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

What if I have posts in my blog that aren't relevant?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

If I import my blog, are those files available in Dropbox?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago

I have problems importing my blog, can you help?

Written by Len Epp
Updated over a week ago